# Æthelred, Lord of the Mercians

> Æthelred became Lord of the Mercians in England shortly after the death or disappearance of Mercia's last king, Ceolwulf II, in 879. He is also sometimes called the Ealdorman of Mercia. Æthelred's rule was confined to the western half, as eastern Mercia was then part of the Viking-ruled Danelaw. His ancestry is unknown. He was probably the leader of an unsuccessful Mercian invasion of Wales in 881, and soon afterwards he acknowledged the lordship of King Alfred the Great of Wessex. This alliance was cemented by the marriage of Æthelred to Alfred's daughter Æthelflæd.

*Ruler of Mercia*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/thelred-lord-of-the-mercians

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Lawyer
- **Category:** Lawyers
- **Died:** 911
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 56.6 / 100
- **Momentum:** 16.8 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 19.0 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100
- **Category rank:** #39

## Sources
- [埃塞尔雷德 (麦西亚人的领主)](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%9F%83%E5%A1%9E%E5%B0%94%E9%9B%B7%E5%BE%B7_(%E9%BA%A6%E8%A5%BF%E4%BA%9A%E4%BA%BA%E7%9A%84%E9%A2%86%E4%B8%BB))
- [إيثيلرد (لورد المرسيين)](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A5%D9%8A%D8%AB%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%AF_(%D9%84%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%8A%D9%86))
- [Æthelred, senyor de Mèrcia](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%86thelred%2C_senyor_de_M%C3%A8rcia)
- [Æthelred, Lord of the Mercians](https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%86thelred%2C_Lord_of_the_Mercians)
- [Æthelred (Ealdorman)](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%86thelred_(Ealdorman))
- [Έθελρεντ, λόρδος της Μερκίας](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%88%CE%B8%CE%B5%CE%BB%CF%81%CE%B5%CE%BD%CF%84%2C_%CE%BB%CF%8C%CF%81%CE%B4%CE%BF%CF%82_%CF%84%CE%B7%CF%82_%CE%9C%CE%B5%CF%81%CE%BA%CE%AF%CE%B1%CF%82)
- [Æthelred, Lord of the Mercians](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%86thelred%2C_Lord_of_the_Mercians)
- [Etelredo II de Mercia](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etelredo_II_de_Mercia)
- [اتلرد (لرد مرسیا)](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%AF_(%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%AF_%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%A7))
- [Æthelred (seigneur des Merciens)](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%86thelred_(seigneur_des_Merciens))
- [Aethelred II de Mercia](https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aethelred_II_de_Mercia)
- [אתלרד השני, מלך מרסיה](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%90%D7%AA%D7%9C%D7%A8%D7%93_%D7%94%D7%A9%D7%A0%D7%99%2C_%D7%9E%D7%9C%D7%9A_%D7%9E%D7%A8%D7%A1%D7%99%D7%94)
- [Æthelred, Tuan Bangsa Mercia](https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%86thelred%2C_Tuan_Bangsa_Mercia)
- [Earl Aethelred di Mercia](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earl_Aethelred_di_Mercia)
- [Æthelred II van Mercia](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%86thelred_II_van_Mercia)
- [Æthelred, ealdorman av Mercia](https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%86thelred%2C_ealdorman_av_Mercia)
- [Aethelred (pan Mercji)](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aethelred_(pan_Mercji))
- [Etelredo, Senhor dos Mércios](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etelredo%2C_Senhor_dos_M%C3%A9rcios)
- [Этельред II (король Мерсии)](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%AD%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B4_II_(%D0%BA%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%8C_%D0%9C%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%B8))
- [Earl Aethelred od Mercije](https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earl_Aethelred_od_Mercije)
- [Æthelred, Lord of the Mercians](https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%86thelred%2C_Lord_of_the_Mercians)
- [Етельред II (король Мерсії)](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%95%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B4_II_(%D0%BA%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%8C_%D0%9C%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%81%D1%96%D1%97))
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q272209)

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